CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin IslandsJustice officials in the U.S. Virgin Islands have exonerated a police officer accused of destruction of evidence, extortion and embezzlement. <\/p>\n
Deputy Attorney General Bruce Marshack announced Sunday that the policeman's recent arrest on evidence-tampering allegations was a regrettable mistake. He said all charges against Officer Anderson Poleon have been dismissed. <\/p>\n
Poleon was arrested Wednesday on the island of St. Croix and had faced the possibility of 30 years in prison on all the criminal charges. <\/p>\n
But justice officials say they recently discovered a document that has cleared Poleon of any wrongdoing. They did not disclose more details. <\/p>\n
A lawyer for the exonerated officer claims his client was the victim of a vendetta by St. Croix police Chief Christopher Howell. <\/p>\n
Howell did not immediately return calls Sunday. <\/p>\n
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